Rohit grabbed his opportunity

He had to endure a long wait of six years to get his first taste of Test cricket. And when he did get his opportunity he made sure he grabbed it with both hands.

Rohit started his career in style, with a century on debut in Kolkata to rescue India from a precarious 83 for five and lift them to 453. The innings, perhaps, changed the course of the series, as Rohit slammed 177, putting on 280 runs for the seventh wicket with Ravichandran Ashwin, who also slammed a century.

In the next Test, in Mumbai, he continued his good run of form, hitting a fluent 111 from 127 balls, with 11 fours and three sixes as India registered another convincing victory.